EPA gives Celadon Trucking top score for freight carriers' fuel efficiency
Celadon Trucking Services Inc. has earned the top score awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for freight carriers that participate in their SmartWay Transport Partnership. “I’m extremely proud of this accomplishment,” says Celadon Chairman and CEO Steve Russell. “Our maintenance and operations employees worked very hard to make this possible.” SmartWay is a collaboration within the freight industry to increase fuel efficiency while significantly reducing greenhouse gases and air pollution. By 2012, this voluntary partnership aims to reduce between 33 million to 66 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and up to 200,000 tons of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions per year. At the same time, the initiative will result in fuel savings of up to 150 million barrels of oil annually. Celadon has earned a Shipper Index Factor (SIF) of 1.25. A SIF of 1.25 represents outstanding environmental performance and serves as confirmation that Celadon is utilizing most of the commercially available fuel saving strategies and is actively evaluating the latest emerging technologies. Only partners with a score of 1.25 are awarded the honor of displaying the SmartWay Transport Partner logo. “As a SmartWay Partner, our employees and customers can take pride in knowing our company has taken an aggressive, pro-active approach in doing its part to support a cleaner environment,” says Russell. Celadon operates a fleet of approximately 3,000 trucks and 8,000 trailers. Its SmartWay initiatives include the following equipment changes: Additional details about Celadon’s participation can be found at www.celadontrucking.com/smartway. |
